Show I mJ 1 J I J f I PHONE RATES ATTACKED A A f 1 D I J 1 I Supreme Court Is l I to Determine Whether I Burleson Has I to Fix the By Associated press AS A'S 1 t 1 r W o ha the St e supreme supreme- court whether Post master General Burleson has I authority to fix telephone rates the states were taken today with the filing of a motion by the state or Kansas asking permission to Institute tute original proceedings In the courts against the post aster general The proceedings grew out of the order Issued by the postmaster general on December 13 last establishing new classifications and schedules as wen as Increasing telephone toll rates which the state of Kansas claims are unlawful unreasonable and dis- dis State officials claim that the joint resolution under which the government govern govern- ment took over control of the tele-j tele I phone lines did not con con- fer upon the postmaster general any such powers powers' and that If either the resolution res- res of the presidents president's did confer such powers that It Is un- un constitutional The court Is asked to declare Postmaster Burleson's order of December 13 unlawful arbitrary unjust and I lt n n OI t l e h t anI is asked also that Postmaster General Burleson be temporarily enjoined while I the proceedings are pending from carrying car car- out the of the order As Is customary in such the court took the motion all all- I |